Pippa Heylings MP: written questions 2025
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Ministry of Justice: thebigwordMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review its contract with The Big Word Interpreting Services Ltd for (a) service quality and (b) value for money; and how her Department monitors the performance of that contract.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice routinely reviews all its contracts to ensure service quality and value for money.The contract with The Big Word for the provision of interpretation and translation services is subject to ongoing performance monitoring and governan...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve consumer access to minimally processed foods.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. A key priority for the food strategy is to improve consumer access to healthy food, in order to give all children the best start in life and help adults live...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: Data ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not disadvantaged in terms of (a) pricing and (b) access to services.
Answer: Recent amendments to the Price Marking Order 2004 will ensure that loyalty pricing does not mislead non-member customers about the price of an item. This reflects the paramount principle that the price payable at the till should be clear and transparent.W...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent business owners from closing their business following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for workplace health and safety. HSE has no powers to compel businesses to continue to operate following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Level 7 apprenticeships in helping people to attain higher-level qualifications while in paid employment.
Answer: The department knows that level 7 apprenticeships can open up opportunities for young people, supporting them to begin careers as solicitors or accountants for example, and we are keen for this to continue. That is why, in line with our mission to break d...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon BudgetsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to consult the public on his revised seventh carbon budget plan.
Answer: We have a clear mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower. This transition will make people better off now and for generations to come. We remain committed to supporting people to realise the benefits and design policies that are responsive to thei...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all Integrated Care Boards offer (a) three full cycles of IVF to women under 40 who have not conceived after two years of regular unprotected inte
Answer: In the light of broader pressures on the National Health Service and on-going changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services and fairness for all affected couples.The National Institu...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) that Integrated Care Boards are (i) required and (ii) resourced to deliver fertility services in accordance with NICE guidelines entitled Fertility
Answer: In the light of broader pressures on the National Health Service and on-going changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services and fairness for all affected couples.The National Institu...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for an older person's bus pass to include people over the age of 60 in England.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the real-terms value of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s £30,000 Quality-Adjusted Life Year threshold since its introduction in
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) considers the overall resources available to the National Health Service when determining whether an intervention represents value for money. Therefore, decisions about a new technology must con...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGrazing Land: Biodiversity and Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of silvopastoral systems and holistic planned grazing practices to carbon sequestration and biodiversity enhancement.
Answer: All prospective Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme offers were assessed for their potential impact against a range of environmental and cultural services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity indicators. The assessment was based on a co...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTimber: SubsidiesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what statutory basis his Department can prevent biomass companies from claiming renewable subsidies for burning wood from irreplaceable primary forests.
Answer: The Secretary of State has the statutory authority to determine the sustainability criteria for biomass subsidies either by secondary legislation such as regulations under the Renewables Obligation scheme, or by determining the terms of a contract under t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of concerns from solar developers on the Government’s 2035 projections for their technology and the potential impact
Answer: My Department engaged extensively with Ofgem, NESO, and stakeholders on the 2031-35 solar capacity ranges figures in the Clean Power Action Plan. In April, we published an update to the Action Plan to reflect the recent trend of an increased solar project...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the 2035 Future Energy Scenarios-derived capacity ranges for solar and batteries in his Department’s Clean Power Action Plan connections annex are intended to be used by Ofgem and net
Answer: The 2035 capacity ranges present credible pathways to decarbonise our energy system and provide certainty to investors by ensuring a 10-year horizon for connection offers. NESO will use the ranges to underpin connection offers out to 2035. The 2035 figure...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: InsuranceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Companies Houses to ensure that businesses are adequately insured.
Answer: Companies House supports the Registrar of Companies in the fulfilment of her functions to incorporate and dissolve companies, and to provide public access to company information by maintaining the public register of companies.Insurance is a matter for ind...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: ApplicationsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) applicant tracking systems and (b) artificial intelligence-based CV screening on the (i) fairness and (ii) accessibility
Answer: AI assurance is crucial to ensuring that AI systems are developed and deployed responsibly and safely. That is why we have designated AI assurance as a key pillar of support for meeting the commitments made in government’s response to the AI Opportunities...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety for to e-bikes to reduce the number of injuries involving e-bikes.
Answer: Everyone who cycles, whether they are riding an e-bike or a conventional pedal bike, has a duty to behave in a safe and responsible matter and must follow the rules set out in the Highway Code. E-bikes can only be ridden legally on public roads where they...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Fire PreventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve the safety of cooking appliances in order to reduce the number of home fires.
Answer: Regulations require manufacturers to place only safe gas-fuelled and electric powered cookers and ovens on the market. Regulations require gas-fuelled cookers to be installed by a competent and Gas-Safe registered engineer. Landlords must ensure gas safet...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: LandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of large-scale solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects on (a) long-term food production capacity and (b) the natural en
Answer: Defra does not collect information on the potential impacts of constructing green energy infrastructure. However, Defra does produce statistical estimates of agricultural land areas each year from the annual June Survey of Agriculture: In 2024, the utilis...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Land UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Land Use Framework and the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will work together to inform decision-making on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Answer: The Government consulted on land use in England earlier this year, the outcomes of which will inform the publication of the Land Use Framework later this year. The analysis underpinning the Land Use Consultation for England has fed into the development of...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Land UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Land Use Framework will be applied retrospectively to existing Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project applications.
Answer: When the Land Use Framework is published, it will set out the evidence, data and tools needed to help safeguard our most productive agricultural land and identify the best areas for nature’s recovery. The Framework will be a guide for decision makers on h...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Use: PlanningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans for the Land Use Framework to be afforded material consideration in relevant planning policy documents.
Answer: By law, planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. What constitutes a material consideration is very widely defined and it is for the local planning authori...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the final Land Use Framework following the consultation process.
Answer: The Government ran a consultation on land use in England from January to April this year. The responses to this consultation, and feedback from supporting workshops, are being analysed. These responses and outputs will inform the preparation of the Land U...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's plans to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain for skilled workers from 5 to 10 years will be applied to (a) prospective applicants only or (b) retrospec
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including indefinite leave to remain.This expansion of the Point-Based System will increase the standard qualifying period for settlement to ten years...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: British National (Overseas)Department for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce provisions to allow British National (Overseas) visa holders access to home-rate university tuition fees prior to obtaining settled status.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire to the answer of 29 May 2025 to Question 52277.
Answered 30 May 2025
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